How To Install pv-grub-menu on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pv-grub-menu on Kali Linux.
What is pv-grub-menu
pv-grub-menu is:
PV-GRUB is a utility of the vitualisation platform Xen, to boot virtual machines with their own kernel. This package maintains a configuration file in /boot/grub/menu.lst, that is read by PV-GRUB. It does nothing else, which means that it is not suitable for booting non-virtual systems.
There are three methods to install pv-grub-menu on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pv-grub-menu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pv-grub-menu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pv-grub-menuInstall pv-grub-menu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pv-grub-menu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pv-grub-menuInstall pv-grub-menu Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pv-grub-menu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pv-grub-menuHow To Uninstall pv-grub-menu on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the pv-grub-menu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pv-grub-menuUninstall pv-grub-menu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pv-grub-menu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pv-grub-menuRemove pv-grub-menu Configurations and Data
To remove pv-grub-menu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pv-grub-menuRemove pv-grub-menu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pv-grub-menu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pv-grub-menuDependencies
pv-grub-menu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pv-grub-menu package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
